Toilet-paper holder



' Nov. 16 1926.

A. PENTECOST I 'ronm PAPER HOLDER Filed Dec. 28, 192;

Patented Nov. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES ARTHUR PENTECOST, OF UPPER MON'I'CLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

TOILET-PAPER- HOLDER.

Application filed December 28, 1925. Serial No. 78,053.

My invention relates to improvements in toilet: paper holders, and the object of my invention is to produce means for carrying toilet paper in a convenient, sanitary and inconspicuous manner. Modern toilet facilities call for the equipment of white enameled facings that can be readily wiped off and cleaned, and the need to eliminate the possibility of germ secreting crevices has caused the abandonment of wood trim or any soft material in the wall structures. Thus the attaching of fixtures to glazed walls is a matter that often results in damage and disfigurement, while the employ ment of built in receptacles frequently calls for comment in respect to the inconvenient location which is often difficult to change.

In less expensive toilets the tendency is to make them attractive, and frequently a holder for toilet paper is as conspicuous as anything in the room, and is in a place where it is quite likely to be struck by the person or clot-hing, and'is always unattractive inappearance. Toilet paper for replacement is frequently kept in linen closets and storage places, and a visitor is often embarrassed by finding that the paper has been used up" and has not been replenished.

My invention is intended to remedy these conditions by combining the toilet paper holder with the flush basin in such a Way that the paper is conveniently carried, is housed in a sanitary manner, and further to make the holder in the form of a magazine so that an additional roll or package will be carried therein to replenish one which has been exhausted. Thus by my arrangement the paper is practically hidden though still convenient, and the walls of the room need not be in any way damaged to support a paper holder.

Reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a flush basin showing my improved attachment.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same. Figure 3 is a broken detail section showing one means of retaining a roll of paper in place, and c Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 of a slightly modified arrangement.

The flush basin is conventional and may be of any usual or preferred kind. Such basins are usually, especially at the front end, wider at the top, that is they have a perceptible overhang, and I utilize this feature in attaching the magazine 11 which is preferably made a part of the flush basin, having webs 12 spaced apart andv in parallel relation which extend vertically on the front exterior wall of the basin and are preferably recessed near the top and in the front edges as shown at 13 to provide easy access to a paper roll 14. This can be conveniently supportedin any suitable way, as for instance by a pin 16 which extends through the spool of the roll and through holes in the webs 12, as shown in Figure 3. The holes should be large enough to permit the pin to be easily inserted, and it has a fast head 17 at one end while the other end may have a detachable head 18 which has a. shank 19 threaded into the corresponding end of the pin 16, and the roll may be held on a suitable hollow tube 20 which acts as a pin and can be conveniently made. This has a head 21 at one end, and near this end is an annular recess 22 which receives the web 12 at the lower edge of one of the openings 15, and this answers every purpose of retaining the tube or pin 20 in place. ()bviously many other devices for holding the roll'or package can be used without departing from the invention.

I prefer to make the paper holder in magazine form, though this is not essential. To this end the lower portion of the housing is closed in front as shown at 23, the closure extending up to the opening 13, while the top is closed as shown at 2 1, and the top where it approaches the opening 13 is provided with a raised lip 25 which prevents any water from splashing or dripping into the opening 13 and wetting the paper.

It will be seen from the description given that my improvement for carrying and supporting paper occupies practically no more room than the ordinary flush basin, that it is simple and easy to make, that it carries the paper in a safe, sanitary and convenient way, and that the housing can easily be mane large enough to hold a plurality of packages so that when one is exhausted, an other can be easily substituted.

I claim 1. The combination with a flush basin, of

an inclosed freely accessible toilet paper housing in the exterior wall thereof and partly beneath the overhang of said basin. 2. The combination with a flush, basin, of

an integral freely accessible housing on the exterior of the basin, said housing being open in front and having paper retaining means therein.

3. The combination with a flush basin, of an integral freely accessible toilet paper housing in the exterior wall of the basin and projecting below the overhanging part thereof, said housing being open in front and having paper holding means adjacent said opening.

a. The combination with a flushbasin, of a housing for toilet paper formed in the exterior wall thereof, said housing being closed at the top, provided with an opening in front, and having means adjacentsaid opening for supporting a paper package.

The combination with a flush basin, of a housing formed in the outer wall thereof,

said housing being Vertically arranged, closed at the top and provided with a front opening for access to paper, means adjacent said opening for supporting a paper package, and arranged to contain a plurality of toilet paper packages.

6. The combination with a flush basin, of a housing and magazine formed in the exterior wall of the basin, said housing and magazine being arranged to carry a plurality of packages of toilet paper, having a closed top and lower portion with an opening through the front wall for paper, and means adjacent said opening for supporting the toilet paper package.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this Z Lth day of December, 1925.

ARTHUR PENTECOS' 

